Five Forms of Identity Theft

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Identity Theft is in the News

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57% of victims had NEW ACCOUNTS opened in their name

62% had warrants issued for their arrest

82% found out through an adverse action

Out of pocket cost to the average victim $1,865.27

Victims spent an average of 157.87 hours trying to clean

up the mess..

63% could not get their credit reports cleared

22% have their SSN tied to someone else’s

19% had their fraud alerts ignored

*(Identity Theft Resource Center 2007)

Latest Facts About Identity Theft

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IDIihgDggrOver 255million American’s

Identities have been reported lost or stolen since Jan 2005. –

PrivacyRights.org

Over 400,000 Dead People opened Bank accounts last year – AARP

The revenue from trafficking financial data has surpassed

that of drug trafficking. – Secret Service March 2007

Every three seconds (27,000 times per day) someone

becomes a victim of Identity Theft

USA Today

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• Utility Companies• Insurance Companies• Credit Card Records • Medical Records

• Real Estate Records• Motor Vehicle Records• School Records• Military Records

• Social Security Records• Banking Records• Employment Records• Postal Records

• Purchasing Records• Tax Records• Leasing Records• Licensing Records

You’re at Risk! Your Data is Already Out There

“Once the credit systems accept bad data it can be next to impossible to clear.”

USA Today June 5, 2007

“Medical identity theft can impair your health and finances… and detecting this isn’t easy… and remedying the damages can be difficult.”

WJS October 11, 2007

Correcting the victims’ records is so

overwhelming it is imperative that we protect

the data.

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Drivers License

Medical FinancialSocial Security

Criminal

Five Common Types of Identity TheftLess than 28% 10 M sold

every 6 weeks Fastest growing IDT

Unofficial National ID

Wrongful Arrest

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Children are a better target for identity theft than you.Children have a clean credit history and parents rarely have reasons to check their

child’s credit report. This crime can go undetected for up to 15 years.  

Why your Children are at Risk ?